Photo Archive

Gavienas Sensei officiating at

[This Archive page is designed to give a flavour of the Club’s history. However, there are many more photographs available, which can be accessed by clicking on the Facebook link below and going to the Photo section of the Club’s Facebook page.]

Gordon : Karate Union of Scotland Championships : September 1981  

Peter : Grading with Senseis Enoeda and Ohta : December 1982 

Gordon : Karate Union of Scotland Team Final 1983

January 1984 : Gordon ( standing 4th from right) at the Coatbridge course presented by Pat McKay (Twice World Lightweight Karate Champion), kneeling forefront right

Peter : Competition October 1984, with  Referees Dusty Miller and the late Jim Kerr

Scottish Karate Association 1985 (Gordon 2nd from right, back row: Peter centre front)

Peter : Competition October 1987

Woodfarm Dojo Days  – The 90s

Peter – “All I’m saying, Sensei, is that maybe 200 press-ups are enough”.  Bert – “All I’m saying is shut up Sheridan, or we’ll be doing 400”.

    

             

Centre four : Peter, Gordon, Natalie and Bert

Darnley Dojo Classes Over the Years – Are You Here?

 

Natalie : May 2004

Sensei : March 2009                                               Sisters and their winning ways

Natalie and Sensei Nobuaki Kanazawa

Natalie : Bronze in the Portuguese International Open 2011

   

   

Master Hirokazu Kanazawa Course : November 5th 2011

     

      

        

Woodfarm School : April 17th 2012

     

   

       

     

Gordon with the 2012 London Olympic Torch and Sensei David Coulter ( twice World Team Champion, twice Individual European Lightweight Champion, four times Scottish Individual and seven times Scottish Team Champion)

Dan Grading April 27th 2012

  

    

Budo Karate Club’s 20th Anniversary Class : June 14th 2012

     

          

   

  

Scottish Karate Association Championships : November 4th 2012

Sheridan Sensei’s Course and Seminar, November 24th 2012 : “Muga Mushin, Zanchin and Kime” – The Fundamentals of Shotokan Karate

        

 

     

Clubmark Award Class : March 23rd 2013

 

          

Inaugural Bert Sutherland Etiquette Award to Alan Major : March 23rd 2013

 

   

April 14th 2013 : Another Course

September 2013 : Gordon training in London with Sensei Youshanlou

Sheridan Sensei’s Course and Seminar, November 9th 2013 : “Kihon No Juyo-Sei” – The Importance of Foundations

Dan Grading : May 2014

Dan Grading : March 2015

July 2015

Dan Grading : March 2016

Darnley Monday Class : July 25th 2016

Junior Grading : December 2016

Club Open Night : December 22nd 2016

Dan Grading : March 2017 – Three new 4th Dans

Alan – Gold in Veterans’ Competition : September 2017

The Club’s Officials : Just a few memories of the many weekends spent officiating across the country and abroad.

   

      

            

             

                                       Basel Open : September 2nd 2018

                        North of England Open Championships : September 30th 2018

        Going further afield!! Gavienas Sensei at the Polish Open, October 2018

                            Central England National Open : October 14th 2018

                              Nissan Open, Sunderland : October 22nd 2018

Class : October 2017

Class : December 2017

Annual Open Night : December 14th 2017

Friday 13th April 018 : Budo Girls

   

Friday Class : May 4th 2018

Another Wishaw Open : May 2018

Dan Grading : June 2018

      

    

Monday Class : October 15th 2018

Major Successes!!!   Wishaw : October 2018

Budo in the Community : St Angela’s Primary – May 2019

Just remember…in the dojo, in every moment, there is only now and you. Your fellow karateka can be a mirror, but only you can reflect your spirit. Mokuso is the time to reflect.

Club Grading : Thursday 6th June 2019.

June 6th 2019 – This is what the Budo Club under Gavienas Sensei is all about. An emotional night: The Bert Sutherland Etiquette Award being presented to Lauren.

18th August 2019 : The commitment continues…. and the Club benefits.

August/September 2019 : Gavienas Sensei invited to officiate at the Basel Open in Switzerland

December 19th 2019 : Gavienas Sensei and Major Sensei officiating at the Scotland v Ireland Challenge match.

For some, the training never stops….. as December 2019 becomes January 2020!!

February 2020 : Another wonderful milestone for Gavienas Sensei, as he is awarded his European Judge B (Kata) qualification at the Junior European Championships in Budapest.

February 14th 2020 – Valentine’s Day or not, training goes on!!

February 15th 2020 – Gavienas Sensei, European Judge, in Sheffield

Gavienas Sensei officiating at the Four Nations Championships, Leicester, April 9th 2022